what do you guys do for a living?

[sash1]

waiter at applebee's/graphic designer

 

[rivan]

Pixel pusher at an ad agency.

 

[Dacalo]

Accountant

 

[krunchykrome]

Originally posted by: Dacalo
Accountant

Really, what kind of accounting do you do?

 

[RKS]

attorney...

well not really, I'm more of a glorified paralegal. I help firms/law students/attornies do legal research.

 

[Dr. Detroit]

Manager in a public accounting firm

audit not tax

 

[Baked]

Student + Lab Tech.

 

[pmoa]

Software for Northrop

 

[D1gger]

Manage a construction company / land development.

 

[osiris3mc]

Attorney.

 

[jkersenbr]

Farmer. Also have a seasonal farm equipment (planter) repair/calibration business. And do some PC repair and networking on the side.

 

[krunchykrome]

Originally posted by: Fmr12B
Manager in a public accounting firm

audit not tax

Whats wrong with tax?

 

[JS80]

Originally posted by: AUMM
land developer...

Where?

 

[IceBergSLiM]

partime bouncer

 

[JS80]

Originally posted by: Fmr12B
Manager in a public accounting firm

audit not tax

pwc?

 

[JS80]

Originally posted by: krunchykrome

Originally posted by: Fmr12B
Manager in a public accounting firm

audit not tax

Whats wrong with tax?

tax is lame.

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Dispatcher. Soon to be part time student as well next semester.

 

[archiloco]

architecture, landscape architecture, construction

 

[krunchykrome]

Originally posted by: JS80

Originally posted by: krunchykrome

Originally posted by: Fmr12B
Manager in a public accounting firm

audit not tax

Whats wrong with tax?

tax is lame.

Why do you say that?

 

[psydancerqt]

stay at home mom while going to school for my masters in counseling.

 

[Tobolo]

turfgrass research

 

[CollectiveUnconscious]

Assistant professor of psychology with a joint appointment in ethology.

 

[S Freud]

Part time student/Checker at Winco Grocery

 

[Cerpin Taxt]

I sell high-end cameras for microscopic imaging in life sciences and material science.

 

[Dr. Detroit]

Originally posted by: krunchykrome

Originally posted by: Fmr12B
Manager in a public accounting firm

audit not tax

Whats wrong with tax?

BORING! as there is little client interaction and you are rarely outside of the office.

Plus there is little upside. I can leave public accounting and do: FP&A, GL, Treasuary, Consolidations, Controller, SEC, Revenue, Cost, or Internal Audit.

What can you do with a tax background? Tax.

Company's generally only have 1-4 tax accountants on site and that is a for a public company. If you are a private Company you will not have any tax folks on site, but you will have 2+ accountants.

I've been doing this for 6+yrs in Silicon Valley, I think I know what I'm talking about. Plus I spent 5 of those years at a Big 4.